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Synthesis and Photoluminescence of Silica Nanowires Grown on Si Substrate

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A new simple method was developed to synthesize silica nanowires by physical thermal evaporation of a mixture of silica particles and iron trichloride. The silica nanowires have diameters from 30 to 50 nm, and lengths of ~10 μm, with iron particles at their tips. The growth mechanism of the amorphous silica nanowires follows vapor–liquid–solid model. A broad blue–green photoluminescence band with defined maximum peak energy of ~2.45 eV is observed at room temperature revealing that the silica nanowires could have potential applications in optoelectronic devices.

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This work was supported by the National natural science foundation of the China (60877007, 60571004), and the Science and technology ministry of China (2003CB314702).

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  1. Department of Physics and Electronic Science, Weifang University, Weifang, 261061, Shandong, People’s Republic of China

    Lian Zhen Cao, Huai Xin Lu, Ying De Li & Jia Qiang Zhao

  2. Key Laboratory of Excited State Processes, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China

    Hang Song & Hong Jiang

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Cao, L.Z., Song, H., Jiang, H. et al. Synthesis and Photoluminescence of Silica Nanowires Grown on Si Substrate. J Inorg Organomet Polym 21, 823–826 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-011-9557-8

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